Cyster
surname · Latin script
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
Cyster is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in South Africa. Recorded meaning: Main GB Location (1881): Bucks. (i) nickname possibly from Middle English sester ‘brewer’s vat’, influenced by the common English word sister.
- ZASouth Africa
- GBUnited Kingdom
- AUAustralia
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
- Middle Englishsester(measured from records)
- Middle Englishsuster(measured from records)
- Czarncain(measured from records)
Main GB Location (1881): Bucks. (i) nickname possibly from Middle English sester ‘brewer’s vat’, influenced by the common English word sister. (ii) relationship name alternatively, possibly from Middle English suster 652 • Current frequencies: GB 300, Ireland 7 • GB frequency 1881: 0 Polish: locative name from Czarnca in Kielce voivodeship, or any of the places called Czarnocin or Czarnia.
Sources 1
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Cyster is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In enm, alternative form of suster
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Danish, indefinite plural of cyste
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Andrew Cysterb. 1979ZASouth African cricketer
- Reeve Cysterb. 1993ZAcricketer
- Charl CysterZAcricketer
- Jason CysterUSMicrobiology & Immunology researcher
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 3 sources across 1 country.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR Costa Rica | TSE — electoral roll (padrón) names | — | 2 | #13,522 |
Reference works 2
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
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Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Cyster mean, and where does it come from?
- Main GB Location (1881): Bucks. (i) nickname possibly from Middle English sester ‘brewer’s vat’, influenced by the common English word sister. Recorded by The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland.
- In which country does Cyster have the most bearers?
- Cyster is most frequently recorded in South Africa.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Cyster”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.